Ammunition case or receptacle.



r B. A. WILLIAMS.

AMMUNITION CASE 0B RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION mm OCT. 9, 1911.

1,274,828. PafentedAug. 6,1918.

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TED STATES: PA ET F BENJAMIN ALLEN WILLIAMS, or C ESTER. ENGLAND.

AiiIMUNITION CASE on RECEPTACLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN ALLEN .case shot, shells,-or the like ammunition;

Such receptacles are at present usually constructed of wood, and considerable time and skilled labor is required for their. manufacture. The object of the present invention is to provide a typeof receptacle which may be quickly and economically constructed, the receptacle according to the present invention being made up,-;.from

stamped sheet metal, the construction thus lending itself to manufacture on a large scale. Further advantages of the invention arise from the fact that in the improved receptacle the overall cubical volume is reduced as compared with the present wooden receptacles by about 40 per cent., while the life of the receptacle is also considerably increased, and by making the receptacle of stamped sheet metal as described, it may be produced in great quantities by machinery and with unskilled female labor. The improved sheet metal receptacle is also fireproof.

A receptacle constructed in accordance with this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1. is an elevation, the left half being shown in lon gitudinal section and the right half in outside elevation. Fig. 2. is a plan of the top of the receptacle, and Fig. 8. an inverted plan of the base. Fig. 4:. is a fragmentary detail view in section on the line AA, Fig. 3. and Fig. 5. is a sectional plan on the line BB of Fig. 1. showing the mid-diaphragm of the receptacle.

According to this invention the receptacle comprises an outer shell 1 of sheet metal which is longitudinally seamed at 2, the base 3 being permanently secured to the shell 1 by a peripheral seam 4. Fitted across the receptacle is a series, say three, of diaphrams 5, 6, 7 These sheet metal diaphragms. are stamped up and flanged at .8 around their peripheries to fit the interior of the shell 1, the diaphragms being; secured te the shell by their flanges. 8, either by Application filed October 9, 1917. seria1-Nb. 1e5,5ce.

specification ofletters Patent Patented AugLG, 1918.

the shell aand-itscase 6 shown in. dotted dines ,sothat the caseshojt sits snugly in. the flanged apertures. j Thediameter of ,the

e means of electric spot welding or by rivets 9. The diaphragl-ns ar'e eachpierced with, (say four, circularapertures 10, these .aperturesbeing also flanged at,11, and the diameters of the perforations in succeeding draphragms are made of slightly decreasing .size to confornrto the varying. diameter of flanged perforations; in; the lowest dia pl 1ragm-;7 is made such that-theiweight of the shell a and, its case b is taken bythe engagement of the curved endj of the shell a against the flange 11 of thislowest diatious positioning of the diaphragms,'5, 6 and 7 during the process-of assembling, the receptacle 1 is indented from the outside at .phragm; lnzorder to facilitatethe eXpedi-,

12 to'form a series of slightly inwardly pro- I jecting ridges which are only setup from the inner face of the receptacle sufliciently to permit of the flanges 8 of the diaphragms being sprung past such ridges into position, the ridges being flanged in pairs in order also to form a socket for retaining the diaphragms while being riveted or welded. The receptacle is provided with a removable lid 13 flanged at 14 to fit over the upper rim of the shell 1, the lid being provided with a recess 14*, the sunken floor of which is adapted to engage the end of the shot case,

or a spring cap 15 fitting thereon, so that when the lid is screwed down by a bolt mechanism, the shot and case a, b, are en gaged by an endwise grip, the nose end of the shot being clear of the base 3. In order to prevent the lid when removed being lost or misplaced, it is permanently secured to the shell by a short chain 16 or other flexible element.

The lid 13 is secured in place on the receptacle 1 by a bolt 17 which passes down the center of the case, the foot of the bolt being riveted-to a foot plate 18which is in turn riveted at 19. to the base 3. The top end of thebolt 17 is threaded where it passes up and out through a clearance hole in the lid 13, this screwed end ofthe bolt being engaged by a wing nut 20, by screwing up which a longitudinal grip on the shell a and manently in engagement with theqlid. 13 so that it may not be lost, an annular flange 21 arranged tO liebe'lOW'the recesses 1% in the lid and the base of the receptacle -1, the bearings for the handles being formed by recesses stampedin theends and inclosed -by plates 24: rivetedthereto.

on the nut is housed within a .recess 22' rim of the flange 1%, nothing projecting above this rim, and a series of receptacles 'being'thus capable of being stacked end on end. handles 23 on-each end by which it may be The receptacle 1 is provided with conveniently transported, the handles being The sides ofthe receptacle 1 may be 1ongitudinally corrugated as-shown at 25 to impart increased strength.

I claim In a receptacle for ammunltlon, incombination; a sheet metal outer case; longitudinal corrugations inthe Walls of the case; a base permanently secured to the case; a recess in-thebase; a pivoted handle housed in said recess; a series of stamped sheet vmetal diaphragms disposed transversely in the receptacle; ridges in the wall of the case for positioning zthe diaphragms; perforations in the diaphragms to receive the ammunition; a removable'lid; arecess in'said lid; apivoted handle'housed in'said lid recess; a -bolt disposed longitudinally inthe receptacle-and secured tothe base, a nut engaging the bolt and the lid by means of which an endwise'grip on the ammunition is-obtained-between the lid'and the;l0West diaphragm, and means for securing the-nut 'to the lid, said nut being housedin'the re- :cess of the lid.

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BENJAMIN ALLEN ILDIAMS. Witnesses C. R. VVOOLLEY, CHAS. HAWKINS.

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